Elemental Evil Player’s Companion (5e)

Create Heroic Characters to Conquer the Elements!

Not inherently evil, elemental power can be mastered by those with both malevolent and benign intentions. The Elemental Evil Player’s Companion provides everything players need to build a character that is tied directly into the Elemental Evil storyline.

New race options include the aarakocra, deep gnome, genasi, and goliath. Additionally, a plethora of new spells put the elements directly at your command.

The Elemental Evil Player’s Companion, was original designed by Richard Baker, Robert J. Schwalb and Stephen Schubert, with additional design and development by Wizards D&D R&D.

This accessory is specifically meant to support the Elemental Evil–Princes of the Apocalypse adventure product.

The cover features a fantastic illustration by Raymond Swanland.

This version of the PDF is fully bookmarked.

Note on the Print Editions: Standard Color uses a thinner paper stock than Premium Color. This usually means the colors are much less vivid, but it also means the price drops a bit per page in the production process.

5 out of 5 stars. This is an amazing campaign and I highly recommend it, especially for the replay value since their are different elemental cults to go after. This companion book provides the spells and racial options to make the player characters stand out and feel unique compared to previous games of D&D.

Matt MApril 04, 2018 1:57 pm UTC

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We're working with Wizard's of the Coast to get the updated version for print.

Connor TApril 08, 2018 7:35 pm UTC

Sweet, thanks! Is there any way to be notified once it's available?

Steve WApril 09, 2018 3:41 pm UTC

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Make sure you've checked the box to "Follow this discussion" at the top tab of this Discussion area, and then when we post to the Discussion here that the update is done, you'll see that post.

Connor TApril 11, 2018 4:50 pm UTC

Man, it really does help when you read things. Sorry!

Scott BMay 09, 2018 8:10 pm UTC

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Hi Matt. Any idea when this will be completed?

Jayme AMay 17, 2018 9:26 pm UTC

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I'm so glad to hear this! Can't wait to have my very own updated Premium Heavyweight copy.

Scott BJuly 24, 2018 8:48 pm UTC

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Hi Matt,

Has there been any update on this? Do you have a ballpark ETA you could maybe give?

Scott BApril 03, 2018 7:47 pm UTC

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I agree with Geoff. Please update this file with the corrected version which can be found here:

http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/sage-advice/errata-november-2017

Geoff TFebruary 22, 2018 7:41 am UTC

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An updated version of this was added In November 2017 to the main D&D homepage.
Can someone update this file so I can order a new print version?

Chris LApril 20, 2017 5:41 am UTC

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I have the hardcover Elemental Evil book, is there any extra content here that's not in that book?

Mitchell JFebruary 28, 2018 5:01 am UTC

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The Aarakocra and Goliath races and the Deep Gnome subrace are not in Prince of the Apocalypse but the Goliath is find in Volo and Deep Gnome is found in Sword Coast.

Ross YJanuary 10, 2017 3:05 am UTC

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If anybody is wondering this version did not receive the minor changes, that version can be found on the D&D website.

Jason WAugust 29, 2016 7:23 pm UTC

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It would be great if there was a printer friendly version of this. i want to print a certain pages for ease of reading and reference while playing but i don't need the large images since my printer isn't high enough quality to have them look any good

Hel TAugust 15, 2016 2:53 am UTC

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Does it ship to Brazil??
How much would it cost?

Spencer SMay 21, 2016 4:36 am UTC

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Has this item been updated with the revised PDF released by WotC earlier this week, and if I purchase the print copy of this item will it be that revised PDF rather than the original one?

Forest BAugust 03, 2016 8:08 pm UTC

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Did you ever figure out if it was updated?

Frederick RFebruary 19, 2016 12:46 am UTC

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I bought the PDF, and now I cannot buy the print version for some reason.

Steve WFebruary 19, 2016 1:05 am UTC

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Paul, thanks for identifying the problem with the display of the available print options. Our tech team will look into why they are not displaying here properly.
In the meantime, if you go to the listing of this title on DriveThruRPG:
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/145542
you will see the print options available there (and your customer account on DriveThruRPG is the same as DMsGuild, RPGNow, etc.)

November 09, 2015 3:35 am UTC

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How are the printed copies bound?

Steve WNovember 09, 2015 6:59 pm UTC

DUNGEON MASTERS GUILD STAFF

Premium color version should come saddle-stitched.
Standard color version should come perfect-bound.

Michael EJanuary 24, 2016 4:49 pm UTC

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Is there any way to get the Premium color version in Perfect-Bound? It seems a little backwards that the more expensive version is just stapled together where as the less expensive one is actually adhesive bound and looks cleaner.

Steve WJanuary 26, 2016 1:39 am UTC

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Michael, unfortunately no, for books of this size coming off the premium color press, saddle-stitched binding is the only available option.
Saddle-stitched binding for a book of this size may be better in some regards since a perfect bound book of this size is harder to have lay flat for reading.

Thinblue LApril 09, 2015 5:49 pm UTC

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If you guys want a physical copy message me @ slade1096@gmail.com and I'll show you what they look like.

Vincent "The Evil DM" FMarch 19, 2015 12:00 am UTC

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I downloaded this and printed with no issues. I opened it in my PDF editor and was able to add my own bookmarks.

Joseph MMarch 16, 2015 2:17 pm UTC

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That's...it?

Sean CMarch 13, 2015 7:33 am UTC

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I'm so fine with this way of giving us new material. Chances are they're going to keep shelling out new adventures with new settings and for each chunk of those, there's going to be a downloadable splat book. I'd totally wait for a few more of these to come out and then buy a physical copy with all the new races and stuff. I think that this could benefit from having new backgrounds so they don't have to shove these races into the very trope-centric backgrounds in the PH. Free stuff is always welcome even if I can only have it digitally for now.

adrian SMarch 12, 2015 12:32 pm UTC

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Anyone know why none of the new spells are not allocated to the cleric? Seems a little odd.

Sean CMarch 14, 2015 9:50 pm UTC

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Being "Elemental" based magic it would make sense that all of the magic is nature based rather than imparted by the gods.

Eric BApril 17, 2015 6:06 pm UTC

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Adding spells to the lists of classes that know a limited number of spells allows for a measured, slow introduction of the new material (finding spellbooks or scrolls, learning new tricks from patrons, etc). Because clerics get to prepare spells from the complete cleric list, adding spells there has immediate impact and is more jarring (they are suddenly available where they weren't before). That's my best guess.

I found this a nice addition. I could have probably done the work for the spells (about 40) and the races (four of them) but it's always nice not to have to and get something that's play tested and reasonably balanced. I suspect a lot of this, i [...]

Overall an excellent resource for 5e D&D, adding four new PC playable races with good background information and more than 40 new spells - all as official supplements to the adventure, Princes of the Apocalypse. [...]

This was a quality product, much like the other 5e material that own and would highly recommend it. It was nice to be able to get the player specific stuff without buying and entire campaign book. [...]

A neuronphaser.com review. Content (4/5)
The Elemental Evil Player’s Companion (A.K.A. EEPC) is a short book with only two chapters: one covering 4 new races for players to choose from for their characters, and the second covering 43 [...]

It's the extra PC content that players have been looking for. You get four races. Note that only one of these was actually included in the Elemental Evil book. Aarakocra
Deep Gnome (Svirfneblin)
Genasi
Go [...]

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